am lln rliairso decided, when .Mr. Adams asked to be excused from serving on the committee on Indian affairs, and lit- was excused. On niolion of Mr. Adams tin; house, went into comaiiltcc of the whole on the hill for the relief of Mrs. Harrison. A loiifj debate ensued, afier which llie coinniiltee agreed to (ill up the blank in the hill with $'25,000, and reported it to the house. The hill was then ordered to a third reading, and the house adjourned. June 10. The senate did not hit. House This being petition day a number of petitions were presented on a variety of subjects. Mr. Adams, as usual, threw the house into a ferment with his abolition petitions, after which he presented a number of petitions on other subjects, among which was one from citizens of Ilaltimorc, praying that John Quiiiry Adams may be expelled from the house. Mr. Fillmore front the committee on ways and means reported a hill making appropriations for the expenses of the extra session. Ordered to be printed. Mr....

TILE ILLINOIS FREE T H A I) E H . V. 5 4 i i 4 I! r S r I) i, Hi.;c . "3 1 who A m: i n k m.rsrf Who arc the Ulest ? Thy who have kept in their sympathies avv.il, e. An J scattered jy lor more t!u:i cu-ioin's sake; Steadfast nd tender in the hour el" need, Srntle in thought benevolent i deed ; Whose look have power to miikedWiisic.it cc.is.-: Whose .miles are pleasant, and whose words me eace ; They who hive lived as harmless as the dove, Teacher of truth and minister ol bve; Love for all mora! power all incntil pace l.ove for the humblest ut' the hum.ui race l.ove for that tranipiil joy lh.it virtue briui; I.ove for the (iiver of all goodly tilings ; True followcu uf licit noiil-cx V.hni,' plan, Which Christ laid down to bleu and kowiii nn:i. They who ean calmly linger at the last, Survey the future, and recall the past ; And with that hope which triumphs over pain, Feel well assured they h ive not lived in vain ; Then wait in peace their final rest : These r.rc the only West ! M I...

THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER. k bruiet mf the AdiuiuUlrniiou. In a recent ieech in the Senate of the lnilcd Stale. Air. CALHOUN, in his usuul inantcily style of analysis, glanced nt llie projects of the . BJiniiiiylration, completely exposing the deceptions they were founded on, anJ tlieir evil tendency, should they he forced upon the country. 1 lie lollowinj in an extract from tlio speech re fcrred to : "Mr. Calhovn said lie made 1 1 is ealeulatiou from the (lain furnished by tin,' Secretary of the Treasury ; he maintaineil that there was no deficit in tlie Trcasury but of the Secretary's own creating ; there was no demand on the Treasury, and if there were, he would prefer giving it any time the power to issue Treasury notes or Exchequer bills. "He put the question to tho other side of the Senate why there was .such extreme solicitude in making out the report, to show tho Treasury in a bad condition : was it because it was really so ? No, the administration had a system of measures to...

THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER. From the St. Louis lViinnut or the llllli inst. rirtnlioH of llir l our .i;ro. About 12 o'clock yesterday the prisoners were taken from the jail, in custody of the Sheriff ami various officers, anil accompanied by several clergymen, the whole of whom were encompassed by a formidable military guard, composed of the St. Loins Grays ami the City Guards. An immense concourse of citizens followed to the place of execution, one mile and a half from the jail, below the city, on an eminence below Duncan's Island. The prisoners were conducted on foot, each inarching with a firm step, and keeping the strictest time with the lap of the drum. The gallows was formed of four shafts or sweeps, firmly attached and on the same axle. A large w eight was placed upon one end, sustained by a lly block about six feet from the ground. The prisoners were placed upon a scaffold at the opposite end, their heads neatly reaching the gallows. After they arrived on the ground, about hal...

THE :noj FREE TRADER A N 1) L A SALLE COU N T Y C O M MERCIAL ADVERTISER. OUR C 0 U N T R Y H E R COMMERC E A NO HER FREE INSTITUTIONS. VOLUME IF. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1JU1. NUMBER 10. GEORGE F. WEAVER &amp;amp; JOHN HISE, La Salle ttreef, oneilmir from the north-writ corner uj the rulilic biuarr, t k ii a : Two dollarsand fifty cent per annum, if paid in advance; Three dollars if not paid before the expiration of the first nix months; And three dollars and twentv-five cents if delayed until the end of 4 lie vear. Advertisements inserted at $1 per sipiare for the first insertion, a ad ' eonU tor racli Kill d'uiii'iit insertion. A liberal discount made to those who advertise ly thu year, ' dj.o paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at tlm option in tne cuuors, " All co;n:nunieatioii!, to ensure attention, must e post paid. JOB WORK Of ever ili'scri ntioii. executed in tho neatest manner, at the usual prices. OTTAWA is the seat of justice of l.a Sa...

9 a Tiiormrr. As springs the fountain from the woodland hill, At flows the torrent down the mountain' side, 'As onward speeds the purling rippling ril', A 10IU the river in majestic prido " Ai each of these obeying; nature's skill ' As all of these into llic ocean glideAs each and all the oeean help to fill, And spread their waters with unbounded stride; Bo earth, to hope immunity from ill So Heaven, kind, to send a blissful tide 80 man to cease to be afflicted still So human life to be to good allied : So each and all their duty must fulfil So each' and all a portion must provide flo all must net in one hurmimioun will. And Happiness will spread its boundaries wide. "JUSTICE AND EQUALITY." THE FREE TRADER. Weaver &amp;amp; lliw, ttlilora. Ottawa, 111., Friday, July h). Ml. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. FOR UOXGKKSS: ritinn nurnicr, James II. Ilalston, Of Adams County. For County Commissioiirr: (Jcotkc A. Sou til worth. For Srliool CommissiontT: Charles Hay w a r l. ELECTIO...

Benjamin Franklin. V lien the intelligence of the death ef In FaixKLix reached 1'ariii, Miattui: rose hi place in the Nationul Assembly and delivered the following noble address. It is one of the richest specimens of true eloquence we have ever wen the homage of true orator to the memory of departed greatness. "r RANKLix ia dead ! Tlie genius lliat lreeu America, aiul poured a flood of light over Europe, lias returned to the bosom of the Divinity. 'The sage whom two worlds claim as their own, the man for whom the history of science and the history of empires con tend with each other held without doubt a high rank in the human race. 'Too long have political cabinets taken formal note of the death of those who were great only in their funeral panegy rics. J oo long lias the etiquette of courts prescribed hypocritical mourning. Na tions should w ear mourning only for their benefactors. 1 he representatives of nations should recommend to their homage none but the heroes of humanity. 'Th...

i 'H LL, ADER AND LAS A h Ii E CPU XT Y C 0 M M E R C I A L A 1) V E 11 T I S E H OUR C 0 U N T R Y H E R COMMERC E A NO HER FREE INSTITUTIONS VOLUME II. FL'ltLISMEU WKKKLr HT GEORGE F. WEAVER &amp;amp; JOHN HISE, Li Stile tt reel, one door from the north-west corner of the Public S.juare. TEHMS : Two dollars and fifty edits per annum, if paid in advance; Three dollars if not paid before the expiration of tlie first six months; And three dollars and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end of the year. Advertisements inserted at $1 per square for the first insertion, and 35 cents for eaeh sulqaent insertion. A liberal discount made to those who advurtue by the year. (jN'o p.iper discontinued until all arrearages re paid, unless at the option of the editors. rj" No candidates' names will hereafter be announced in tho Free T rider, unless the sum of one dollar is paid in advance for each name. All co-n:nunications, to ensure attention, must lie post paid. JOB WORK Of every descr...

THE ILLINOIS FREE TRADER Foreign News. Ari-iviil of llic fiilrilouiu. Tho Caledonia left Liverpool on the 4lh, ami arrived nt Boston on tho 17tli ult. She brought 71 passenger, among whom was Samuel Jaudon Esi. His family did not return with him. The Great Wottcrn had not arrived ut IJiiatJ 16 day out. Every vestige of hopo for the Kafety of tho l're idem had flown. Trade in the manufaeturin;: districts was better. Cotton had improved in demand, and J a i in price for American descriptions. Very little change in corn. The prospect for the crops was not quite o promising. Tho President's Messago was received on tins 23d, hut did not seem to excite much interest. Victoria and Albert arc in excellent health and spiiits. The king and nuefn of the Belgians have Xiccn with them in London. Their visit, it is sla ted, has relerenec to a contemplated marriage of the brother of Prince Albert with tho Princess Clementine, the only unmarried daughter of I,ou is Philippe. England was in the grea...

It nrnu K UA A ADEE XL AND LASALLE COUNTY CO M M E It C I A L A 1) V E It T I S E It . OUR C 0 U N T R Y H E R C 0 M M E R C E A N D HER FREE INSTITUTIONS VOLUME II. riHLIHIItll WEIELI HI GEORGE F. WEAVER &amp;amp; JOHN HISE, Li SjIIc itrcet, une door from the north-west corner of the Putlie Square. TRIIM: Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, if paid in advance; Three dollar if not paid before tbe expiration of the first h'ix months: And throe dollars and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end of the year. Advertisements inserted at SI per square for the first insertion, nn J J cents for each sub'4110111 insertion. A libera! discount made to those who advertise by the year. G3N'o paper discontinued until all arrearages re paid, unless at the option of the editors. No candidates' names will hereafter be an nounced in the Free Trader, unless the sum of one dollar is paid in aiivaste for carh name. All coin n inications, to ensure attention, must be post paid. JOB WORK Of eve...

j:vi:m. Haw beauteous is the shade of pariim; day, When lilit isfadin;,' in llie distant West ; When faintly gleam the last rccedim; ray Acioss tlie placid ocean's mirmr'd breast. The golden hue that tints the western world In gently fadimr to a deeper edomn ; The. screen of ni'.;lit now slowly is unfurl'd Till earth nconw lost within her ancient tiu!. The world is liush'il, in silence-wrapt in sleep ; Chaos seems pending o'er the darkling scene, While guardian saints their nightly vigils keep 1,'pimtlio inmate of this sphere terrene. lint soon again the rising orb of light Shall iluwn upon the world, an.! 'm ath its ray Darkness shall fade nway the -bom of iiLjht Shall be succeeded by the light of day. "JUSTICE AND EQUALITY." THE FREE TRADER. Wearer A lli-c, I iliioi. mtTniiiJII., I'riiliiy, Aimiist 1!. Ml. To Ili'IiiMiiieii!"! -"''"' ife to the system of newspaper dunning, we are m vvrthelcss compelled, by a sense of just in to ottesilces, ii depart from our original intention and...